Re: what's the best software to use for mastering???
I've written long forum posts on this, but never an article or a blog. If I did, I'd write "Why mastering software is a joke".
If there is a mastering software, is there non-mastering software? The answer is no. Any software worth tracking in can be used for pretend mastering without a problem.
The ads imply that mastering requires radical, specialized things. (There are SOME mastering tools that do radical things). However, in the end most mastering sessions use a a very subtle amount of EQ (usually not more than 1 or 2dB), the right compression, and limiting.
A mix should sound outstanding before it even gets mastered or "pretend mastering". Your exact vision should be there and it the mix should sound the way you want it in your car, in your home stereo, everywhere.
If you have that, a pro mastering dude can put those mixes together and make an album out of them.
The mastering software out there is misleading, in my opinion. I "pretend master" in Cubase. I see no need for Soundforge or Wavelab even though I own an old copy of Soundforge. They sometimes bundle fancy tools with "mastering software", but the amateur is not going to understand how to use these fancy tools anyway.
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